MPD: Man arrested for assaulting woman twice

Published 6:45 pm, Monday, March 10, 2014

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A Midland man was arrested Monday on assault charges following altercations with a woman in February.

Ricky Rodriguez Jr., 23, is being held on a $52,500 bond for a third-degree felony charge of assault on a family or household member by impeding breathing and a class A misdemeanor charge of assault-family violence causing bodily injury.

Midland detectives responded to the assault call on Feb. 21; the woman said Rodriguez had assaulted her the day before. She said he grabbed her by the neck, slammed her head against a wall and choked her. He left the residence, but later came back and assaulted the woman a second time, according to his arrest affidavits.

The affidavit does not explain the time lag between the initial report and Rodriguez’s arrest.

If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison for the felony charge and up to one year for the misdemeanor charge.